Shapes of things… Diminished

We dissect one of Noel Gallagher's favourite chord shapes

The chord: Diminished

Used by: Noel Gallagher

Song: Don't Look Back In Anger

Context: Context: G# diminished over the line "take that look from off your face" in the bridge. Low to high strings: 4 X 3 4 3 X

Did you know?

Just as the augmented chord can be repeated every two or four frets on a guitar because of its note makeup (stacked major 3rds), so the diminished can be repeated every three frets since it is made up of stacked minor 3rds. The diminished scale goes: tone, semi-tone, tone, semi-tone, tone, semi-tone, ad infinitum